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# Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport - NECTAR

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-critical-care-ambulance-transport-nectar-ocds-h6vhtk-04873e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport - NECTAR". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-newcastle-upon-tyne-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rtd)
- **Published Value:** £10,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 September 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £12,189,582 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-critical-care-ambulance-transport-nectar-ocds-h6vhtk-04873e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04873e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-critical-care-ambulance-transport-nectar-ocds-h6vhtk-04873e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialised-critical-care-ambulance-transport-nectar-ocds-h6vhtk-04873e#participate

## Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals appointed IAS Medical to deliver and supply an ambulance fleet and drivers to assist in providing a sustainable transport service for the movement of patients throughout the North East and Cumbria. The patient transport Provider will be flexible, adaptable and resilient and will work in partnership with NECTAR to ensure that the service is able to respond to the changing landscape of health service delivery.<br/><br/>The Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport contract will start on 01 July 2025 with an initial term of 5 years to 30 June 2030 with two options for 12 month extension. <br/><br/>Value - £12,189,581.60 ex VAT including potential extensions

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £10,500,000
- **Description:** The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals is inviting tenders for the provision of Specialised Critical Care Ambulance Transport for NECTAR. The process will be conducted using the Competitive Procedure allowed for within the Health Care Services (Provider S...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 010227-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **IAS Medical**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141171`
  - Value: £12,189,582 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 010227-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,189,582
  - Signed Date: 18/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016111-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-22T07:59:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:40:37.497Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04873e